Puppy Love

2003-02-19T18:05:00.000-05:00

Goodbye Blogger, Hello LIVE JOURNAL!

2003-02-14T16:19:00.000-05:00

Alrighty. Everyone needs to check out Dave Barry's Blog. Seriously. It's ...so... damn... funny.

Link at right (because I can't remember the code unless it's right in front of me. And it's 150 miles away in Bloomington. And I'm too lazy to find it on the internet when it's RIGHT THERE!!!! --->

2003-02-14T15:59:00.000-05:00

wow. Brad's Dad got these little Valentine cake thingys. They're like a heart-shaped cupcake but with icing on top all over it, and mmmmmm good.

I have nothing to say. Except that I'm just sitting here trying to pass the time till Brad gets off work. It's a yucky sort of day. But I can see the river and Cincy from the office window.

We're eating at Rookwood Pottery this evening. Should be good -- it always is. I feel bad about Valentine's day though. I just want everyone to know that. First off, this is MY first V-day with a boyfriend. And you know what? All my friends (except Annie I guess) are single. And I feel sort of left out. I used to be part of that group that could say "Fuck Valentine's Day!" And now I'm out of the loop. Hell, I'm always out of the loop. I never know what's going on in my friends' lives anymore because everyone just assumes that because I have a boyfriend that I can either not "understand where they're coming from" or that I don't have time to listen. That's just not true. I do care. I do want to know what's going on. And I do have time. Maybe I'm not making a big enough effort on my part. But it sucks to have a friend tell me "I feel bad, but I'm ok" and then for me to believe that and go on my merry way, only to later read in an online journal that he/she was NOT ok but turned to someone else. I'm glad my friends can turn to each other. But it sorta sucks to be left on the outside too.

On that depressing note.... the client in the office has been unemployed for 4 mos and reeks of cigarette smoke. And if he saw this now he'd probably kill me. And Mr. Bach would kill me. And then I'd be single too on V-day. Single and dead. Joy.

2003-02-14T15:36:00.000-05:00

DAVE MATTTHEWS BAND QUIZ!?!?!!

Why didn't anyone tell me about this sooner?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

::melts from being in love with DMB::

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What Dave Matthews Song Are You?
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2003-02-11T19:59:00.000-05:00

current music: kit kat jam -- dmb

Whew. I'm pooped. Last night was great -- but I was too excited to sleep apparently. I had Indigo Girls songs stuck in my head all night. And I didn't fall asleep till sometime around 3 am ( :( boo for me not being able to sleep again) And then I had to get up early to study for my test. Lemme tell you -- Medieval Architecture at 8 in the morning just isn't my thing. But, I think I did pretty well on the test. It all depends on how picky he (or his AI) grades. I did get a hundred on my paper though, so maybe there's hope. He was a tricky bastard though! He gave us 8 essays ahead of time to prepare, and then there were to be 2 or 3 on the test. Heh. I get in there, and all of the question are re-worded! It totally threw me off for a minute. Then I realized that they were asking for essentiallythe same things. Ooh, the other tricky thing was that the third question was actually two combined from the study guide. Tricky bastard! So really he gave us 4/8 essays. Punk. That's ok, cause he's a quirky little art history professor. I think it's so funny how obsessive prof's can be in their field of study (--> points to self who is being incredibly hypocritical at this time -- me? an anthropology dork? nah....)

And now it's time for the Westminster Dog Show!!! YAY! Tonight's the Sporting Group (so I'll get to see Golden Retrievers!! ::bounces::) And then of course Best in Show. And if a stupid poodle wins this year (like last year ::grrr::) I'll go nuts. Once again -- talk about funny obsessive people. Oh well. I love myself :-D

2003-02-10T23:56:00.000-05:00

I LOVE THE INDIGO GIRLS Oh. My. God. I just saw the most amazing show. And I will never forget it. I sang my heart out. I clapped and danced and laughed. I had the most amazing time with my new additional roomate. We will be converting (along with the help of Melody) Abby to an IG fan. Oh yes. God, it was so amazing. ::dies in bliss:: The harmonies, the fullness of the incredible acoustic guitar work, the audience, the entire atmosphere. Ahhh... tonight was SUCH a good night...

2003-02-10T23:45:00.000-05:00

Abbey Road

Which Beatles Album Are You?
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2003-02-07T15:52:00.000-05:00

WE GOT A HOUSE PART II !!!!! Oh yeah. We just got done signing the lease. And everything went smoothly. And our landlord is SO frickin' awesome. He's so NICE and laidback and understanding and willing to fix anything and doesn't charge for extra stuff and mows the lawn EVERY week. Ohhhhhh yeah baby. Next year is gonna be totally awesome. And yeah, we're all real excited down here. :-D

2003-02-04T14:10:00.000-05:00

WE GOT A HOUSE!!!!! I'm SO excited. I showed Liz the house on 313 N. Clark St. (Don't throw me down, Clark!) and she liked it! So... we have a wonderful new house to sign a lease for on Friday. It has a wonderful, big living room with hardwood floors. Two bedrooms are nearby with more hardwood and two windows in each. They're nice and roomy. And nearby is a nice bathroom with a very nice shower and cabinet space. Then the kitchen is medium sized -- but hey! we'll be able to cook actual meals in there! Attached to the kitchen is a little ante-room with the washer and dryer. On one side is the third bedroom which is HUGE and carpeted and has a cool ceiling and built in bookshelves. On the other side is a door to the ... BACKYARD!! it's HUGE!! it has cute little trees, and room for a flower garden, and it's fenced in, which means.... I CAN GET A DOG!!!!! ::jumps for joy:: My mom offered me Skipper, but I think I'm gonna get a Golden Retriever. I've been dreaming of getting one since my dog died. This is what I want. A house, a dog, and the best roommates EVER! It's gonna be a wonderful year next year. Abby and Liz will be going out with a bang. I will have to find 2 other roommates (Maura & Jane? Melissa and ...shoot, I can't remember her name?!) I know! I'll hold a competition! There'll be unicycle racing and bobbing for apples and three-legged races... and the last pair of roommates standing wins! I'm ingenius.

Blah. Stats sucks. I don't want to go. I'd rather hang out with Abby in the lab and watch cute little kids. These two boys came in and the older brother was herding the younger one, and they were pointing to everyone's noses, and saying the cutest stuff. And Abby and I both just looked at each other and said "Aww... I want kids! Just not yet...." Hehehe... one day. When I have a bigger house and a dog and a, um, more "permanent" roommate ;) Ooh! I should hold a competition for a husband too! Except, it'll have to be much more rigorous.... hehehe ;) Alright, enough with the future. I have to gear up for the substitute in Stats today. In fact, I should head on over because Maura usually gets there early. Time for a nap!

2003-01-28T21:45:00.000-05:00

La la la... I got done with my homework WAAAAAAAAAAAAY earlier than I expected. I even watched an hour and a half of Friends and got it done in record time. Annnnd I found some GREAT possibilities for living arrangements next year. One is a new house with all these great features (like a garbage disposal) and a garage and deck for only $1000/mo. AND it allows pets! And it's on the busline! And it's near the park! ::jumps up and down in anticipation!!!:: The other house is also good and REALLY cheap ($750/mo.) and allows pets too. But the realtor for that one was kind of ancy and that made me suspicious. But we shall see on Friday!! I can't wait!

AND THEN ABBY AND I ARE GOING TO CINCY!!! Yay! We haven't made that trip together in almost a year! It'll be so much fun!! ROAD TRIP! I can't wait to hit the open highway with my best-friend beside me! And we're going to the Art Museum! And watching the UofL/IU game! and playing with kitties!!! :-D Funness abounds!

2003-01-26T12:39:00.000-05:00

Weee.... I'm avoiding the mass quantities of homework I have to do today! That's right... 2 papers, a quiz to study for, and some math homework. Joy. But still, it won't be that bad once I get down to it. Plus, it's worth it, because this weekend was SO MUCH FUN!!! It's one of the best weekends I've had in a while. Well, last weekend was really good too, except for the hangover part when I puked 3 times ::groan:: But skiing with Brad and Tim was the best! You guys will be my ski partners for life!!! :-D

This weekend MELODY came up!!! YAY!!!!! We had quite an adventure Friday night... We got all dressed up in sexy black outfits and leather jackets and jewelry and styled hair for a night out on the town. And then everything went wrong. Well, not completely, but close. First, it was FREEZING outside. And the cold just was an extra added touch to the night. So we go to Scotty's for dinner and wait almost 2 hrs. receiving nothing but drinks until we had to leave to make the show. We get to Fosse just in the nick of time (after not being able to find a parking spot), dash up to the Balcony, and right as we get up there the lights go off and the show starts. Abby and I are fumbling around in the dark trying to find our seats, and then we both realize. Someone's sitting in them. So we have to go and get an usher, and then a manager, and nothing can be done till Intermission -- so we're stuck in some other seats till then. But "Fosse" was nothing less than phenomenal. So it was all good. And then we were silly girls for the rest of the evening -- staying up and talking and joking and giggling ourselves silly.

"Don't throw me down, Clark!"

I'm going to have to buy Christmas Vacation for Abby -- there's just no avoiding it ;)

2003-01-22T17:02:00.000-05:00

How bout that? I knew that David Beckham actually rules England, not the British Prime Minister ::sniggers at the mad soccer fans:: Hey, I was there for World Cup, I know what's up!!! Plus, David Beckham's..... kinda cute ::blushes:: (Brad don't you dare say a word. Katie Holmes is the prettiest girl I've ever seen)

2003-01-22T17:00:00.000-05:00

Jolly good, wot! Anyone for tennis? That'll be ten ponies, guv. You're the epitome of everything that is english. Yey :) Hoist that Union Jack!

How British are you?

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2003-01-15T20:47:00.000-05:00

PS, I can't spell misogynist

2003-01-15T20:46:00.000-05:00

Things are kinda topsy-turvy feeling right now. All these new classes to get adjusted to. Missing my friends back home. Missing out on their lives -- their joys, angers, hopes, fears, celebrations, falterings. I feel -- out of the loop. So much is going on and I can't keep up with it. I miss Melody. Melody, I love you SO much, and I SO wish we could be in the same city still. Cause I feel like I just need to gush sometimes to you, because I remember how much you understood in high school. It's not that Brad and Abby aren't there for me, because YOU GUYS SO ARE! But sometimes I need my Meldoy. And I miss you a lot right now. And Annie! Gee whiz girl! You should talk to me! I found something out tonight, and...well... I just wish you had told me earlier. And Katie, I feel like every time I see you, we find more in common, and I wish we could spend more time together. And Brad, goddammit boy, I miss you all the time.

But my classes at least all seem interesting at this point in time.... My Lab I love. I got my lab notebook today and did my first lab exercise. We all got full skeletons (real ones guys, it was so neat!) and we had to label some bones that were on a diagram and give some relationships of bones and tell what kind of bones certain ones were. Totally cool. And Linguistics -- my prof is so funny. He's like... I don't even know how to describe him. He's like a big geek. He is SUCH a geek. Like David (Phoebe's Minsk guy on Friends. God, look at me: I'm using Friends references. Abby you're my downfall. And Brad, you're my Dave Matthews Band downfall. Damn you both!!! :-D

Sigh... ok, I'm done because I'm tired of typing and I want to read Abby's dad's masogenist email... Um... I'll let her explain to you about that I think....

2003-01-13T12:19:00.000-05:00

Wow... it's been almost a month since I've last blogged! Sorry guys, but when I take a break, I REALLY take a break. And, break was wonderful! I did some catching up with some old friends, and made sure that all was well with them. Most importantly, I found Harper Lee. She's going to Miami of Ohio, which is great news because it's right outside of Cincy and I should be able to visit her more often now! And I worked and made lots of money (whew!, I was cutting it close!) And since I'm not taking any "major" vacations ::cough, cough:: (we all know me, I take a vacation every summer) I should be able to have enough money saved up for an apartment next semester! Whoo!

Speaking of money -- I think I'm quitting my job at the library (don't cry!) I know, I know. I loved learning how to fix books. But I'm getting a little burned out. And I can only work a max of 10 hrs./ week. And I only make $6/ hr. Which is piddly. Hee hee, that's a funny word. And my schedule is just not conducive to the hours. So I think I'm going to work in my residence hall's convenient store where I will be able to make more money, with more hours, and work around my schedule. Yay. Or if not, then at the Read cafe where I will indulge in chai. Yeah, I might just be wired this semester. It'll be chai-riffic :-D

And.... I went to my first class :) My Lab in BioAnthropology :-D And it's gonna rock. The first five weeks I'm gonna learn every bone in the body, in detail. Then we're gonna take a field trip to a cemetary and do tombstone studies. And I'm gonna have my very own forensic case to write a report on ( a real body from the B'ton police -- maybe a skull and a nail and some bits of clothing to analyze) And a research project on something related to BioAnth. That can be on primate locomotion, or hominid skulls or people's teeth. Whatever. Sounds cool, doesn't it?!? I'm gonna be able to look at bones and tell you if the person was male/female, how old they were, what their diet was like, what sort of diseases they had and all sorts of awesome stuff. I can't wait!!!!!!!

And next I have the lecture for my Films of Black Women class, then Linguistic Anth (which is a little intimidating) and then off to work for 15 minutes to tell my boss I won't be there much longer... eep! Actually, I'm just gonna let him know I'm LOOKING for another job. It's POSSIBLE for me to keep that job, but not very much fun for me stress-wise.

And watch out Stats cause Maura and I are gonna kick your ass!!!!!!

Right. I'm done :-D
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2002-12-16T20:31:00.000-05:00

I don't really feel like updating. But I promised I would on Mondays. This weekend was a lot of fun. Well, this WEEK was. Melody came on Wednesday and I was SO happy to see her. Melody, I really miss you. A LOT. And West Wing with cupcakes was fantastic. Then Brad came up and it was the "last" Beatles class. I say that because he'll probably blab for a bit on Thursday. And I may not do so well on that test because I do NOT know what's on Let It Be. I mean... when I look at the songs, I know them all. Could probably even sing most of the words. But test wise... if I heard it, I might go... gee, I don't know WHAT album that's from.... Oh well. I am unconcerned.

I'm really tired. And I should put my laundry away. ..... ok. I think I'm gonna go do that now.

2002-12-12T12:46:00.000-05:00

HA HA!!! I walked out of Archaeology! He told us Tuesday that he was going to teach today and then have a short review. So, I get in there, dreading it as usual, and then he babbles on for 5 minutes about a South American civilization (not saying anything I didn't already know or that I read in our textbook) and then he was done and starts the review. And so I'm like.... oh no... I can't sit here for over an hour listening to him repeat himself. I'm outta here! So Meghan and I got up and left. And to celebrate, we went and had lunch together at McDonalds! Now I'm home and I"m just gonna chill for a little bit and then go into work soon so that I can get off early. And then Brad will be here for dinner and Beatles! YAY! I can't wait.

I had to say goodbye to Professor Hunt though :( I was very sad. I just told him how much I loved and appreciated his class. And I REALLY REALLY did. The final for that class is going to be SO HARD though. It's 75 multiple choice questions (normally it's 50) and worth 40% of our final grade. Yeah, ouch. But... I think as long as I study my ass off, it will be fine. And I've got till Thursday.... so..... I'd better get studying!!!

It's sort of a dreary day out. Very gray and wet. And I have to leave for work in 10 minutes. ::sigh:: That's ok. Hopefully, with the help of Barenaked Ladies, work will go quickly. And Abby (not my AWESOME roommate, but another Abby) will be there. And we get along great. We're constantly teasing each other, and sharing boy issues, talking about our weekend plans and just being very girly and silly. So, it makes for a more interesting work day... I guess I'd better go get it started!

2002-12-11T23:06:00.000-05:00

Which Dysfunctional Care Bear Are You?
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2002-12-09T17:21:00.000-05:00

Oh yeah... I FINALLY saw Crocadile Dundee. And now I've started saying "She'll be right" all over again.... issues, I tell you, issues have I.

2002-12-09T17:20:00.000-05:00

And now it's time for the weekend update:

-Beth falls ever more desperately in love with the Beatles
-drives for 2 1/2 hrs. to CINCINNATI!
-decides to be a lazy oaf all weekend and watch a LOT of TLC :-D ::bounces as Trading Spaces comes on::
-basically finishes up the X-mas shopping at a REALLY COOL mall
-has the BEST goddamn Chinese food I've ever tasted. God... you guys.... you HAVE to try the Bamboo Club
-goes to a X-mas party at the Cincinnati Museum Center = FREE FOOD!!
-asks Andrew (Brad's 2 yr. old cousin) what he wants for Christmas and gets the response: Dthames Bon (aka James Bond)
-asks Andrew what he wants to see in the museum and gets: Twains! (trains)
-watches Andrew run like mad towards the trains and his little eyes get as big as his head as he ooh's and ahh's over them :)
-drives for 2 1/4 (ha HA! -- I sped, wicked me) back to B'ton
-buys Oatmean Archway cookies ::melts:: mmmmm
-finds a hick fiddling CD of classic Bluegrass with a song on it called "8 miles to Louisville" ::slaps forehead and sighs:: I guess I have more issues than I thought....

And that's about it. Or.. all that I'm going to tell you about ;)

2002-12-05T15:22:00.000-05:00

Yeah, so I'm a winner. I forgot that today is the Library Christmas party!! YAY! Free food... and best of all.... SANTA CLAUS!!! yay! So, in ten minutes I will be enjoying holiday cheer with my fellow employees. Yay for Library Dorks! :-D But alas... this will be the smallest paycheck ever. oh well....PARTY!

2002-12-04T13:03:00.000-05:00

DUDE! this is SO me.... it so is. If you're having doubts, then maybe you don't really know me. And maybe you should try to get to know me.

What were you in your past life
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2002-12-04T12:53:00.000-05:00

I'm BLUE!! I LOVE Blue!!!! :-D And dude.... I'm Homestar.....uh... hey guys.....

If You Were A Nick Jr. Show...
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2002-12-04T12:46:00.000-05:00

-Which Homestar Runner character are you?-
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2002-12-03T17:31:00.000-05:00

Which Sesame Street Muppet's Dark Secret Are You?
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2002-12-03T17:18:00.000-05:00

Which Ultimate Beautiful Woman are You?
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2002-12-03T17:12:00.000-05:00

Where Did Your Soul Originate?
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2002-12-03T16:50:00.000-05:00

what foreign language are you?
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2002-12-03T13:10:00.000-05:00

GOD DAMN IT'S COLD OUTSIDE!!!!!!!!! ::brrrrrrr::

Ok, so I kinda-sorta didn't update yesterday. I was too busy reading everyone else's blog! But. I should tell everyone how my Thanksgiving break was -- great! Tuesday night I get home and see my puppy dog. And he is so cute and lovable. Anytime I come home he gets super excited -- he starts prancing around like he's hot stuff and tossing his bone up in the air and being extra cuddly with me. He's my Boo. (that's my nickname for him) Then I go out to dinner with Jamie. We went to Qdoba, which is definitely one restaurant I miss up here -- I had a nacho supreme thing and it was sooooooo good. Then we went back to her house, and it was just like high school. We talked about school and boys and scholarships. And being in her bedroom like that was really nostalgic. Jamie and I will always be friends. And she'll be some important diplomat to the Middle East one day, so watch out!

Wednesday I go to work -- and what a joyous renunion that was. Donnie and I, as usual, had a blast working together. We traded college stories, and he seems to be doing just fine adjusting. And I got to see all my doggies again. Which was nice.

Wednesday night.... well, I think Beer& Blues Brothers speaks for itself. It was awesome. And there was a lot of making out on everyone's part. The most bizarre I thought was Jon and Katie making out... but whatever. Everyone was very kissy and that was fine by me. Oh yeah. And Brad's friend David is HOT! and don't let anyone tell you he's not. He is. And I think it was unfair of Brad not to warn me. Cause I opened my front door, and first I saw Brad and was like "Oh, hi honey, I'm so glad to see you" and then I open the door further and it's like "WHOA! That's David?!? I imagined some scrawney, dorkey, pimpley nuclear engineer dork. And he's not. He's tall and handsome and.... hot. And I think Abby should go for it, cause he seems to be willing to drive 6 hrs. from Georgia to go to a non-alcohol party to see her. ;)

Thursday: Ah yes. Thanksgiving dinner with my dad. I wasn't hungover, but very tired from lack of sleep. All in all, it was really nice. I got to see my brother. His heart was beating irregularly, and that's why he was in the hospital. But the used the little difibulator thing ( like on ER) and now he's fine. Yay to real life Dr. Carters. And I got to see Teisha's new 3 week old baby. She's cute. And man does she have a head of hair. But god help that child. I was holding her and was giving her back to Teisha, being sure to support her head and she says to me "Oh, don't worry, she can hold her head up" Yeah frickin right. Later I see her getting slung around, her head all over the place. ::shakes head sadly:: And I asked her if she was breast feeding and she looked at me as if I had come from another planet and said "Yeah right! I would NEVER breast feed" Ok. Way to go. Have an illegitimate child and then don't take care of it. You're a winner. :grrrr....::

I have to go to work soon, so we'll speed up the rest of the break. Friday Brad and I spend a nice day together and have a Thanksgiving dinner with my mom. Saturday, Bowling Green for THanksgiving with the Grandparents, then Sunday, drive for four hours to get back to Bloomington. Whew.

Oh, and guess what? Tuesday, I had my primatology test. And I thought I got a B on it, from being STUPID. Really, I freaked out on the test. I misread questions and put down wrong answers that I really did know the right answer to. But somehow, with the wonders of a curve, I managed to get an A-. Go me.

2002-11-25T12:47:00.000-05:00

::falls over:: wow. I just went on a cleaning spree. But my room is dusted, and the bathroom sinks very clean. And then, I got the bright idea to clean the toliet. Um, I would just like to say, that if you are a boy ::cough, cough BRAD! TIM!:: you are always welcome guests in our room. But if you can't aim with what God conveniently endowed you with -- then GET OUT! No, I didn't really mean that. But if you dribble, then could you PLEASE wipe it up? Huh? it would take maybe 2 seconds to do, and spares me from gagging when I have to clean who-knows-how-old urine. Thank you.

In other news: I'm avoiding work. True, I could go in now. But why should I when I promised to update my blog on Mondays? I'm dreading studying for my test tomorrow morning. It's going to kill me. I'm gonna die of a heart attack. I don't really know why I freak out over tests. I'm just been raised to be academically oriented. And it used to be everything I had going for me in my life -- school was it. My past, present, and future were involved and dependent on my schoolwork. It was the thing my parents praised me for. It was the busy-ness that kept me going, pushing for something better. And it was my hope and future, promising a career. And now? Well, I just hope my parents don't get mad at me for not, uh, using my $80,000 education to the "fullest" Yes, I will get a job. But in my opinion, there are now more promising and important things in my life.

Friday night I had a blast! Tim came up and we played a few games of pool. I honestly thought I had forgotten how to play. Apparently not, because I won one game, and Tim's good. I used to have a Fisher Price pool table that Ben and I played on a lot. I guess that's when I got good. And then Ben and Justin used to beat each other with the sticks. But that's beside the point. Alright, time to go to work. :-P

2002-11-24T15:03:00.000-05:00

I'm getting there. I don't suck, but I've got a ways to go.

2002-11-24T14:54:00.000-05:00

2002-11-22T11:51:00.000-05:00

What's your sexual appeal?
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2002-11-22T11:44:00.000-05:00

Don't click that link! I screwed up again (what's new, eh? Beth? not able to do HTML?!?) Anyway, to get to the spark, just clink the other link. The one that works. Yeah. I'm a winner.

2002-11-22T11:40:00.000-05:00

LOL!!!!!!!!! ROFL!!!!!!!! YEAH FRICKIN' RIGHT!! : "Damn, J-Lo! You are...83% dateable! Attractive and confident, witty and charming, a healthy ambrosia-based diet... you're wanted in the 48 contiguous states, you slayer. Call me. Seduce me. Make me a man (or woman.) Not only do you know how to turn a guy's (or girl's) engines on, but you also know how to oil, lube and rotate it. You put the "elation" back into "relationship," and the "night" back into "one-night stand." I am SO not. So so so not. But that's ok, that was a fun quiz anyway. Check them all out at

2002-11-22T11:30:00.000-05:00

"You have achieved the Golden Mean! You are 38% pickup-able! You're like Jen. Do you know my friend Jen? You're just like her—she's like this cool girl who's attractive and funny. I should call Jen. Or maybe you're like my friend Steve. Regardless, you like to flirt, but not with ugly people. And when you lock eyes with the right person, you know how to turn the sparks into a towering inferno. But sometimes you won't give people the time of day, which is mean when they really just need to know what time it is. In general, make sure you smell good." Yeah, baby yeah, check out The Spark

2002-11-20T15:51:00.000-05:00

This speaks for itself :)

	You are Rowlf! You don't draw attention to yourself much, preferring to keep your cool and stay in the background.
*Take the What Muppet Are You?* Quiz!**

2002-11-20T15:41:00.000-05:00

Yup that's me! A pipe and a puppy! ;)

What Type Of Retro Gal Are You?
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2002-11-18T17:07:00.000-05:00

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2002-11-18T12:00:00.000-05:00

Which Harry Potter Candy are you?
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2002-11-18T11:55:00.000-05:00

What Sign of Affection Are You?
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2002-11-18T11:47:00.000-05:00

What's Your Bedroom Personality? (For Her)
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2002-11-18T11:40:00.000-05:00

Yay for weekends! I had the best one in a long time!!! Friday Brad and I went to La Rosa's for lunch, and I had the best pizza ever. It had all these spices and a special sauce and yummy fresh veggies on it. Mmm..

Then I had the best date. We got all dressed up, and Sal let us borrow her nice car. We drove to the Playhouse in the Park, which, yes, is as cool as it sounds. There we saw the play The Bible written by the three guys who write the Reduced Shakespeare Co. -- the thing I laughed my ass off at this summer in London. Here's a little segment of what you guys missed:

God: Abraham, I want you to cut off the foreskin of your penis.
Abe: ::looks around, nervously:: Excuse me?
God: I want you to cut off the foreskin of your penis!
Abe: Uh... what's the foreskin?
God: That useless bit of flesh at the end of the penis
Abe: Oh... I thought that was man.
God: The other end!

Very funny stuff we have there. Then Brad and I had a nice romantic dinner at Rookwood Pottery -- "our place" We had clam chowder. Brad had a plate of mashed potatos :) And I had salmon ::mouth waters:: and green beans and mashed potatos. I was hungrier than Brad apparently :-D. Happy Eight Months to us! I can hardly believe it....

Saturday we went to the Jane Goodall exhibit! IT WAS SO COOL! The movie was great. The exhibit rocked. And I think Brad enjoyed it and learned a lot. And by the way. The rest of that museum is really really cool. I highly recommend checking it out. They have this cave thing that's just like a real cave. You have to be careful, there are tight spots. and lots of open water and stuff. Very cool.

That night we went over to Brad's dad's house for dinner. Linda made a roast chicken and mashed potatoes and green beans and cranberry sauce (God was that EVER a good meal) and the most delicious cake. Wow. And then we watched the Count of Monte Christo, which is a VERY good movie.

Sunday was ... HARRY POTTER! Yay! It was SO good. ::sigh:: I love Harry Potter. Oops. I ate this entire thing of cookies. I did NOT mean to do that... But Nilla wafers just taste so damn good. Gee, I seem a little food oriented -- I hope that's ok ::blushes::

And I think Melody should comment on my blog. Because that foreskin thing was damn funny and I want to know Melody liked it ;)

2002-11-16T18:04:00.000-05:00

Thanks Mary for my own little Blob. I think his name is Bob. Bob the Blob of Beth's Blog. Oh look, alliteration again. ::waves a flag::

2002-11-15T11:09:00.000-05:00

Yo Yo YO! Wuz up my scrollies? Keep on scrollin' I can't honestly remember what I did yesterday. Oh... yes I do. I went to class like a good girl.

Primate class was exxxxcellente. As usual, no surprise there. We talked about being pregnant -- what fun! Prof. Hunt was like, "after my wife had our twins, she looked like she had run a marathon" I would guess so. Lack of sleep. Feed every couple of hours. Nap, feed, nap, feed, nap, feed. Whew. I'm getting tired just thinking about it. And then my friend Layla (who has the cute little two-yr.-old from the Anthro Soc.) she shared with the class that her grandmother had TWENTY-TWO children. That's a HELL of a lot of babies. Then, Prof. Hunt was like "how many lived" and she said only about half. But god damn. Going through labor that many times. Towards the end, they probably just slid right out! She had two sets of triplets and two sets of twins. That's 10 right there. Damn. God damn. See? Primate class is fun! :-D

Then Archaeology was... uh. He went on for 15 minutes about something completely irrelevant. We're supposed to be starting the Mesolithic, and instead, he droned on about caribou in Canada. CANADA for godsakes!! Yeah. Dumb. And he didn't even make his tangent interesting.

Work was....work.

Beatles test fuckin rocked. Piece'o'cake. I think I may have even got a 100. Abby thinks so too. Go us! Ooh... I should check my grade ::smart puppy:: And dude. We were SOOOOO hyper before the test started. Abby and I started singing the lyrics to chop suey, and I just yell out... really loud... "angels deserve to DIE!!!!!!" And then people turned around and looked at me funny. And I got really embarrassed. I can't spell worth a dick, so ignore it. And yeah... So, screaming "DIE!" in class was interesting.
Then I drove to Cincy. Which was also eventful. First, on 46, I got stuck behind an old grandma going 40!! and around the bends she went 35. It's a 60 mph zone people. So, all of a sudden, at the first opportunity to pass, the two people in front of me and I passed their ass. It looked like a Conga line of three cars -- Conga Saves!!
Then, I almost hit a deer. Yeah, that was not fun. It was in the middle of the fucking road, and I just slam on my breaks. And they squealed. And my CD's went flying. And I went into my seat belt. And I nearly clipped the stupid bugger's white tail off before it moved. Gah. Be careful driving in the dark on 46. That's all I gotta say.

And Hoosiers love their lottery tickets. I stopped to get gas in Columbus and the line was out the door for lottery tickets. And guess what. It was only for $500. Now how stupid is that? Now, if it had been 80 million or something, Iprobably would have bought one. But $500? This guy was like "It'd sure be nice to have that $500, then I could buy the boys coats for Christmas, and a Playstation" ::hits head:: I bought a bottle of water and gas. Freaky Hoosiers.

Luckily, I arrived safely to Cincy. Whew. Yesterday was quite a day! Now, why don't you comment and tell me what YOU think. (I'm saying this because very few people actually comment -- and we all know that's what makes this blog thing all worthwhile. So comment you guys!)

2002-11-13T13:06:00.000-05:00

Hmm... I'm going to try an experiment..... here goes!!

Can I make a table out of html?

D'oh, the answer is no ::hangs head in shame of trying to self teach html::

2002-11-13T12:54:00.000-05:00

you have an ominosity quotient of

six.

you are really ominous.

find out your ominosity quotient.

2002-11-13T12:34:00.000-05:00

Wow. Ok, apparently I've gotten into this blog thing. And I have no idea why. I just have. Which is perfectly fine and wonderful by me... just a little...odd.
Religion discussion, was, well, awesome today. We started talking about whether we believe people are innately good or evil. And this one kid was like "I think Hitler would have been bad no matter what, that he was born with an evil soul" And I was all like "Nooooo -- it's just the experiences we grow up with and Hitler grew up with WWI and an oppressive Germany and went to jail and it pissed him off. But Hitler had very powerful speaking and leadership skills and he could have used them for good" And the whole thing was just... frickin cool. And some of the people in my class -- wow. They're profound in so many ways that I could only hope to be. I try to say things that I think are profound and my cool ideas just get lost in my splutterings. Thank god for writing. If I couldn't say the things I wanted to clearly in a paper or essay, I'd .... I'd.... jump off a cliff or something!!
And thank god for bagels. Especially when the cream cheese melts on top of them. Mmm.. And thank god for the Beatles. And Paul. And Hey Jude. And Paul's picture underneath this :: points below:: I'm Paul! I'm Paul!! :-D
"Can I finish please, can I finish?..... ok I'm finished" ;)

2002-11-12T22:40:00.000-05:00

click here to find out which Beatle are you!!

2002-11-12T21:32:00.000-05:00

Bad Beth. Wrote a poem when she got distracted from reading her textbook on Confucianism.
I have to warn you -- there is NO editing here. So it could suck. Deal with it. And I hope you like it. Or don't like it. But let me know what you think ;) And REALLY let me know.

This Poem Has No Title

Stream of Con
and on and on and on
sciousness
like the rain that keeps
drip-dropping
on my head
cold and wet
it splatters on my face
I lick a drop off my upper lip
it tastes like water,
with a touch of earth,
but it has come from
a far off place
maybe California
maybe China
where people bow
and bend
and spin
out into infinity I fly
lost among forever --
the end

2002-11-12T12:47:00.000-05:00

::falls over::
oh, look at that, I pulled a Melody ;)

Ok... the test if over. I think I did ok. Of course, I thought that last time, and I got a stupid B. But, it doesn't matter. It's done now. And I'm celebrating the worst being over with a personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut. Wow, that was a lot of alliteration. :-D.

I think I did well on the essay. And this time, there were short anwer, which was new. But, those were pretty easy. Sorta. I don't think I overstudied. Which is scary. I studied for about 5 hours yesterday. ANd that's just insane. And what's even more insane is that I REALLY know this material. I know it so well it's spilling out my ass. But he writes stupid tests that don't reflect the info we covered in the course, so we'll never know that I know all this stuff.

Well, we'll just see. ::waits::

2002-11-11T15:53:00.000-05:00

Wow... I've blogged a lot today. Maybe I'll make Monday my update day. That seems to work well....

2002-11-11T15:49:00.000-05:00

Hey! I'm a big slow loser! Everyone check out Maura's blog! The Fishbowl!!!! It rocks! Plus, she's got cute little animation stuff on there that I want! Woo!

2002-11-11T12:44:00.000-05:00

Pineapple Head -- Crowded House

Detective is flat, no longer is always flat out
got the number of the getaway car
didn't get very far
as lucid as hell and these images
moving so fast like a fever
so close to the bone
I don't feel too well
and if you choose to take that path
I will play you like a shark
and I'll clutch at your heart
I'll come flying like a spark to inflame you
sleeping alone for pleasure
the pinapple head it spins and it spins
like a number I hold
don't remember if she was my friend
it was a long time ago
and if you choose to take that path
I will play you like a shark
and I'll clutch at your heart
I'll come flying like a spark to inflame you
sleeping alone for pleasure
the pineapple head it spins and it spins
like a number I hold
don't remember if she was my friend
it was a long time ago
And if you choose to take that path
would you come to make me pay
I will play you like a shark
and I'll clutch at your heart
I'll come flying like a spark to inflame you

2002-11-11T12:10:00.000-05:00

Beth's Big Blog on Buddhism

First of all, there are two main traditions in Buddhism. The Theravada Buddhists, who try to escape the world and it's problems, and the Mahayana Buddhists, who embrace the world. We'll talk about the Theravadas first.

The Theravada buddhists see the human predicament as "dukkha" or suffering. The Buddha, or Siddhartha Gautama, was a sort of "super human" He was historical figure, a person, just like you and me. But he saw the way out of human suffering. He had the idea that extreme asceticism (like the freaky Jains) wasn't the way out. Nor was the other extreme: wealth and greed. He thought a middle path would be the best answer. So what is suffering? Dukkha is unsatisfactoriness. You sorta feel itchy all over. Something just doesn't feel right. The Buddha wanted to find a way out of the miserableness of old age, disease, and death.

What's the cause of suffering? Well, now it gets interesting. The Buddhists have a concept of "anatman" or "no-self" There is no ego or self. You're probably saying: "whaaaa?" Well. Buddhist believe that we're all radically interconnected. Your name is just a convenient title. Example: a horse is not a chariot. The reins aren't the chariot. The rider is not the chariot. They're all connected to form what we call a "chariot" The same is true of you. And everythign is constantly changing. Your body is constantly replacing its cells. You're not the same person you were 10 years ago, or even 10 minutes ago. The entire world is like this, all interconnected and constantly changing. And suffering is caused by "grasping" or "clinging" You must break down the concept of a permanent, autonomous self, because that is not the true nature of the world. It's because we are trying to hold onto things that can't be held, that are constantly changing, that there is suffering.

So what's the way out? Well, the goal is to reach Nirvana. No, not Kurt Cobain, Abby. Nirvana is an eternal bliss. It's the Ultimate Reality and Truth. Words can't describe it, even though there are people living on earth who have acheived it. Why can't they describe it? Think of it like this. Pretend a turtle and a fish can talk. Just go with it, ok?! Well, the turtle climbs out of the pond and looks around him to see an alien world. Dry land. Now, when the turtle goes back, the fish asks him about it. How can the turtle possibly describe it? The fish has no concept of it, nothing to compare it to. That is Nirvana -- the dry land.

Ok, so how do we acheive it? The Eight Fold Path baby! Right effort, right speech, right livelihood, right mindfulness, right action, right concentration, right thought, and right understanding. I won't go into the dynamics of these, though they are pretty cool. These are just the things practiced simultaneously that is the Path to Nirvana. And by the way, those were the Four Noble Truths: the problem (suffering), the cause (grasping), the goal (Nirvana), and the path (eight-fold path) Believe you me, there's lots more to this (like the five skundahs -- which talks about how we percieve life when we're grasping, and the Wheel of Life) but I don't have the time to go into all the details.

Alrighty. So what about those Mahayanas? Mahayanas differ in their views on who the Buddha was/is, what the ideal is, the path, the Dharma (or the teachings of the Buddha), and the goal. So that's a lot. What's up with them? Well. They believe that the Buddha isn't just a historical figure, but that the Buddha is eternally present. The Buddha uses "upaya" or tactful means. They believe the Buddha was a tricky guy. He taught all that stuff, but that's not the end of it. He was trying to get rid of the haughty people. So the ideal is not an Arhat (they are the Theravada ideal: the monks who have achieved Nirvana). The true ideal is a bodhisattva -- these people have rejected Nirvana for a higher spiritual place. They live among us, and they care about helping the rest of us attain enlightenment. The Mahayanas teach that Nirvana is actually a part of suffering. That if you look for something so far out that you're not living in the present. Nirvana is just a point along the way to a greater spiritual place. So the goal isn't Nirvana, but buddhahood. We all have a buddha within us. We've already attained it and it's ongoing. We just have to realize it. How do we do that? Well, the teachings aren't in the Theravada scriptures. And the way to do it isn't just by being a monk like the Theravadas believe. In fact, the Mahayanas believe there are infinitely varied ways. Each one of us is different and unique. I see the world differently from an Eskimo. So whatever path I see fit is the path to take. The Buddha is within-- it's getting in touch with it that's important. Whatever way that is, is the right path.

That's basically it. And I did all that without lookin in my notes. Woo! Go me! I kicked my test's ass, because that's basically the essay question I had -- to describe the differences between the Theravada and Mahayana tradition. So there you go. Buddhism. It rocks. Any questions or comments? Feel free to ask, and I'll do my best to find you an answer!!! :-D

2002-11-11T11:41:00.000-05:00

Song of the Moment: "Reach" - Collective Soul

Ok. I took my Religion test. And it went pretty well. I know I missed at least one: "How did the Jain leader Mahavira die?" How the fuck should I know?!?! The Jains are freaks. Big freaks. They basically commit suicide on the premise of religion. And, I'm all anti-ethnocentric and open and tolerant. But really. They wander around in the forest stepping around grass (because they might kill it and that'd be bad) and then starve to death. disclaimer: I'm just joking about all this. I respect the Jains. I'm making fun of them for entertainment purposes only and because I'm bitter that I missed a question Anyway. The answer is he died of old age. Go figure. Cause the other choices were he starved himself to death. He went into a yogic trance. He wandered into the forest and never reappeared (which was my personal favorite and the one I guessed. Plus, it was letter C, and everyone knows you're supposed to guess C if you don't know). So yeah. Go Mahavira for living to the ripe old age of 72. Freaks.

And, I suppose, as promised, I'll blog on Buddhism now, because it ROCKS! I mean it! It does! This will probably be long winded... oh dear. I'm rather bad at that. See? I'm doing it now... way to go me. I'll post it separately so you guys can leave a comment on the silly Jains and then one on Buddhists, ok? Ok...

2002-11-09T13:13:00.000-05:00

Bagel sandwich.....mmmmm........

2002-11-08T16:26:00.000-05:00

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2002-11-08T16:21:00.000-05:00

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2002-11-06T15:33:00.000-05:00

I'm coming waltzing back and moving into your head
Please, I wouldnt pass this by
I would take any more than
What sort of man goes by
I will bring water
Why wont you ever be glad
It melts into wonder
I came in praying for you
why wont you run
in the rain and play
let the tears splash all over you

~Dave Matthews

2002-11-06T09:35:00.000-05:00

Thank you for the letter. I accept your apology.

2002-11-05T21:10:00.000-05:00

Don’t fucking mock me. Don’t fucking treat me like shit. I don’t deserve it. I’ve always been there. I’ve always tried to help. I’ve always tried to make it better. And what do I get in return? I’m treated like shit. I’m yelled at, bitched at, mocked. These past few weeks nothing’s been the same. My so called best-friend treats me like some fucking toy she can kick around. I’m not looking for anything in return, ever. But when I’m treated like that… I’m not going to stand for it. That’s bullshit. You can’t fucking do that to a person. No one else gets treated like that. Why the hell do I get the short end of the stick?

Just because you're having a bad day and feeling pissy doesn't mean you can take it out on me. You need to fucking grow up. What the hell does last year have to do with anything? So maybe a few days were stressful last year. When I said "you have it easy" I was stressed. I wasn't fucking being bitchy. Why can't you let anything go? I'm so mad I just want to scream. I'm sick and tired of putting up with all this bullshit. That's what it is. It's fucking bullshit. I've never had a friend treat me like this. If you can't say anything nice to me I don't want to talk to you at all.

2002-11-05T16:02:00.000-05:00

Ugh... it's very wet outside. As in, I was cold and miserable walking to class. BUT! I had a pretty good day. For once in a billion years, we had slides in Archaeology on Cave Paintings, and that was cool.

Then off to work where I FINALLY got to do QJ's again! QJs are my speciality -- Abby can atest to this -- I bound a book for her! That's all a QJ is, just another method of binding a book. But I get to do everything! I take off the old cover and chop the glue off the spine. Which... is scary now. Cause we just got a brand new guillotine! AHH! it's sharp! and I'm scared I'm going to lose a finger. The old one was manual, and you were in control and you'd have to try very hard to get your finger in it, and even then, it takes two hands, all the muscle power in the world and mid-air hanging to get the lever down. Which is why we got a new machine one! But it's scary cause you press a button and that thing comes down and if you're pretty little digits are in the way it'd be like Dr. Romano on ER all over again!! Then I cut end-sheets to the right size. And then the special method... you put the book in a special glueing press, and then you Fan glue the book (bend it one way to fan out the pages and apply glue, then do it the other way) and the book is perfectly, just barely glued! Then you sit them over night, cut new boards and spine piece, glue them to book cloth, and then case the text block! Then you have a book! And when Abby gets done with her novel I'm going to bind it for her!! YAY!

And Beatles class is tonight. And my playlist has on an acoustic version of Needs. Which, actually, isn't all that great, but still, I'm intrigued. And I get to read about Sikhism now for Eastern Religions class. Woo. Bleagh... better get that done now before Beatles so that I can have free time tonight to ... uh... bah. I never have anything good to do. Except maybe talk to Brad. And look for x-mas presents on Amazon. What's everybody want? I've got Tim and Brad and Abby taken care of and that's it. Hee hee hee... Brad and I are getting Abby a GREAT greatpresent.

I <3 Christmas :)

2002-11-04T12:11:00.000-05:00

After lots of stress and worrying... I think I've finally got it all figured out. I figured out a good schedule, and for the classes that may close, I've found alternates. Whew. That was a work out. Ok! here it is! Give me your opinions on them!!

Monday and Wednesday:

10:10-11:55 BioAnthropology Lab (learning about skeletal structures)

1-2:15 Films of Black Women

2:30-3:45 Linguistic Anthropology

Tuesday and Thursday

11:15-12:30 Medieval Architecture

2:30-3:45 Statistics

The greatest part about all this is that I think I'm going to like all of these classes. They all sound super cool to me. But I'm worried. Cause I haven't written a paper in a long time now (I wasn't required to this semester, is that insane or what?!?!) So.. wish me luck in my upper level classes and the writing that's going to insue...

2002-11-03T17:17:00.000-05:00

It’s such a day for jazz music. Cold, grey, and rainy. My window’s sitting here open, blowing a cool breeze on me and I can here Abby’s typing coming from her room. I think I love that sound. She’s always typing… working on her novel, writing in her blog. Sharing with the world her thoughts and feelings. I should do that more often. Abby says I have an interesting life and that I should blog more. I’m not sure about all that. But, yeah, maybe I should blog more.

Abby’s parents should be here soon. Mmm, they’re taking us to dinner at the Siam House. ::sings:: “we are Siamese if you please, we are Siamese if you don’t please” Yeah… I hated those damn cats in Lady and the Tramp. But then I’m a dog person. And they were mean to Lady.

I feel kinda down for some reason. I haven’t felt like this in a while. I know no one wants to hear my whining and bitching. But I really do miss Brad. He’s become such a huge part of my life, and I want to share every experience with him. And I’m ok with being apart from him. It’s not like it’s impossible to have fun without him. But then at the end of the day, I just want to talk to him. Tell him all about my day. And have him hold me. That’s it. That’s all I want for the rest of my life.

Speaking of the rest of my life. What the hell am I supposed to do with it? ::sigh:: Maybe I shouldn’t worry about that so much. I’m sure I’ll figure it out. And I know I’ve got support from the people who really care about me. They’ll help me figure it out too.

And oh bloody hell, I can’t figure out my schedule. But you know what? It doesn’t matter. Because Billie Holiday is singing to me. And that Lady can Sing the Blues like no other…

There, how’s that for a blog?

2002-10-31T17:33:00.000-05:00

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2002-10-30T13:10:00.000-05:00

YAY!!!!!!!!! I fixed my blog!!

2002-10-30T12:58:00.000-05:00

Ok.... some day soon. When I have lots of spare time (yeah right) I'm going to have a looooong blog on the joys and wonders of Buddhism. No, I'm not converting. But I like their whole concept of world reality. It's SOOO cool. So yeah, everybody be anticipating that greatly. It's coming. Anticipaaa ...

2002-10-29T23:12:00.000-05:00

Stupid blogger Shit. I fucked up my stupid blog

2002-10-29T23:03:00.000-05:00

::screams at the top of her lungs:: AHHHHHHHH!!!!

There.

2002-10-29T15:51:00.000-05:00

I'm baking brownies tonight.... :-D

2002-10-29T08:50:00.000-05:00

Uh.... Beth did NOT want to get up this morning. First off, if you haven't heard by now, the movie the Ring scared the shit out of me. I mean, once I got home I was shaking and then I started crying. It wasn't that I was woried about some monster under my bed. It was just that all the disturbing images from it were stuck in my head. So a big shout out to the best boyfriend ever when I called him at midnight and he got my mind off it by telling me all about taxes. Yeah, tax returns and stuff. You know, ... because that stuff's important. And his dad's an accountant. Whatever, it got my mind off that movie. Uh, so I got to bed at about 1:30 and had to get up at 8. And I wake up to my alarm and it's dumping rain, and I'm thinking... uh.. I want to stay in bed. But no.. the primates and Dr. Hunt are calling me. So off to class I go!!!!

2002-10-21T18:16:00.000-04:00

Wee! I watched a movie today in Religion class on Buddhism. Yay for the Buddhists -- they're pretty cool. And then I read the Beatles chapter. And then I went to work. And then I goofed around sending everyone musical e-cards from BeatGreets They're SO cool! And now I'm going to do my Anthropology homework. And then dinner. And then study for my Beatles test! WEE!! Ok. Just had to blog to do my spiel on BeatGreets, cause it's so frickin awesome! They have FOUR Collective Soul cards! And we all know how much I LOOOOOOOOVE collective soul! :-D

2002-10-17T18:19:00.000-04:00

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2002-10-17T18:13:00.000-04:00

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2002-10-17T14:16:00.001-04:00

Look Melody! I'm Washington DC!!!!! :-D

2002-10-17T14:16:00.000-04:00

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2002-10-16T18:41:00.000-04:00

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2002-10-08T17:49:00.000-04:00

Wow. A lot's been happening. I've got so much to say, and I just don't feel like I could do it justice. Plus I've got some things to take care of.

First off, I dropped my French class today. IU in their infinite ridiculousness, gave me the run around. I went to Franklin Hall, then Kirkwood Hall, then the 6th floor of Ballantine, and then BACK to Franklin Hall. Wee! not. That's ok, I didn't really mind cause I listened to PAUL MCCARTNEY while I bopped around and I had an hour to do it.

Then work. Bleagh. I'm sick of work already. And there's this grad student there named Tony who thinks he's the shit. (as grad students tend to do) And he's so not. Cause I know how to do tons of more stuff than he does. And I know how everything's supposed to run. So, yeah, he can suck it!

Speaking of Tony's .... I saw weird freaky "i love russian history but I won't study so that I can harrass abby with annoying phone calls" Tony -- TWICE! And I also ran into Jamie -- Lindsay and James' friend. She looked stressed. And then while I was getting my drop slip authorized I was right behind one of my closer friends in the class dropping too! ha ha!

Annnnnd this weekend I am going to Cincy! yay!! Brad and I are gonna go with Brad's dad to this gigantic music store. Apparently this place is as big as Sam's Club!! And since it's 25-30 min. away, we're gonna jam to the Beatles! Cause Brad's dad LOVES the Beatles! yay! I do too! and so does Abby!!

And just in case I didn't mention it before.... Paul McCartney rocked!!

Ok.... I may address another issue later. It's kinda touchy, and I don't have the energy for it. But I want everyone to remember to keep their eyes and hearts open. Harboring mean thoughts and hate doesn't do ANYBODY good. I love you all!!

2002-10-08T17:23:00.000-04:00

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2002-10-04T12:41:00.000-04:00

Addendum: I almost forgot!!!

5.Brad :-D

2002-10-04T12:40:00.000-04:00

WEE!!! I LOVE EVERYBODY. Ok, I don't. But I'm really happy right now. Despite the fact I have to go to french in a little bit.

Why am I so happy?
1.St. James!!! :)
2.My dog!! :)
3.PAUL McFRICKIN CARTNEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh yeah, that's right. All my dreams will be coming true tomorrow night when I sit in the nosebleed section for $100 and see Sir Paul sing away my heart. Dude. I would marry him (if he weren't married to Heather Mills Bleagh. She's gross. But that's ok! Because I'm sure she's a reasonably nice person if Paul married her. I suppose. heh...

4.Beatles! They will never die! They're the fourth B : Beethoven, Bach, Brahms and Beatles!! They are classic, their music is timelessly good and awesome and they ARE my favourite band because they rock my world. No one has ever been more successful. No one's been covered more. Why? Cause their songs are just that fucking good. And they are great. Yeah. So that's my Beatles spiel.

I wonder if anyone still reads my blog? Hm.... it's a mystery! I think maybe Abby does. Which is nice to know :) Yay Abby! You rock! and if I knew how to do one of those cool links to Abby's blog, I SOOOO would!

Golly -- it is DUMPING rain here! Bleagh! Yucky rain! Go away! Brad has to drive in you! and I have to walk to class in you! and then I have to drive in you! and NOBODY wants to do that!!!! I guess I'd rather it rain now than tomorrow when I'll be at St. James. YAY ST. JAMES!! Gosh, can anyone tell how happy I am? I'm exhorbantly happy. Is that a word? I'm not sure I spelled it correctly.

Pah. Oh well.. Ok...Enough.

Annnnnnnd, I'm spent.

2002-10-03T16:08:00.000-04:00

HELLO!!!! Guess where I am everybody?!?! I'm at work! and they told me to hang out! and check my email! and essentially do nothing and get paid. Isn't that wonderful? Let me explain WHY this phenomenon is taking place: President Myles Brand. Yes, the world revolves around him. At least the IU world revolves around him. You see, I work in the library's Preservation Dept. And we just moved to the ALF (not the 80's alien puppet) , the Auxiliary Library Facility. It's brand new and we're making it look all spiffy because TODAY is the dedication! So I swept the floor and dusted the shelves and made pretty signs for all the treatments we do. And now I have half an hour and Karissa said, hang out and get paid for it. So I am. Hee :) And we're listening to Enya and it's very relaxing. And I wish I could stay, because they're having all sorts of yummy food -- like panini bread sandwiches, and marinated mushrooms, and fruit kabobs, and a .... yes, the ultimate party food (next to pigs in a blanket)... a CHEESE LOG! yay! But alas, I have too much homework to stay for the ALF party. Ooh! And there are pretty flowers everywhere and they smell nice. They have these nice bouquets of red roses and Star Gazer Lilies. And everyone should know that they're my favorite flower :) They're booooootiful. Ok. I'm really happy because I get to goof off! yay!

2002-09-27T00:57:00.000-04:00

For all my acoustic guitar fans out there (*cough, Melody *cough) and others. This is a beautiful song. You should all download it. It's by the band "Extreme" It's wonderful..... and acoustic. And pretty. Yes.

"More Than Words"

Saying I love you
Is not the words I want to hear from you
It's not that I want you
Not to say, but if you only knew
How easy it would be to show me how you feel
More than words is all you have to do to make it real
Then you wouldn't have to say that you love me
Cos I'd already know

What would you do if my heart was torn in two
More than words to show you feel
That your love for me is real
What would you say if I took those words away
Then you couldn't make things new
Just by saying I love you

More than words

Now I've tried to talk to you and make you understand
All you have to do is close your eyes
And just reach out your hands and touch me
Hold me close don't ever let me go
More than words is all I ever needed you to show
Then you wouldn't have to say that you love me
Cos I'd already know

What would you do if my heart was torn in two
More than words to show you feel
That your love for me is real
What would you say if I took those words away
Then you couldn't make things new
Just by saying I love you

More than words

2002-09-17T15:38:00.000-04:00

BLEAGH!!!!!!

Ok, so I didn't get up and work out this morning, but I don't think that really matters, because I got QUITE a workout anyway. First I made the hike to the Student Building for class. It was pretty good today. Talked about monogamous primate societies today. And in archaeology he mumbled on about something.... carbon 14 dating techniques or something like that. I was too busy daydreaming the hour and a half away to pay any attention.

So then I make the big decision to go get my parking pass which (I thought) was next door. I get over there saying I got an email telling me I could buy a permit. The lady just looked at me funny and said "what?" Now.... pardon me.... but Indiana University is STUPID!!!!!! There are signs all over that office that say "Parking Operations". Now, it seems to me that's where I should be able to buy a parking permit. So I repeated what I said before, and she says "Oh, you need to make a 20 min. walk over to Residential Services all the way across campus" (N. Jordan across the railroad tracks for Abby) I've got a little less than an hour before work, so I figure I can handle that. I really want my car close at hand is the thing. Funny thing. That Parking Operations office DOES see parking permits. But only the crap E ones where I'm parked now. Go figure. Right so I get over there and go through all the paperwork. And they give me my $118 parking permit (according to other college students that don't go to IU, that's a ridiculous price to pay)

Then it's off to lunch and work at the Library. I get to work and it's dark, doors locked and there's a note on the door for me, saying that they're all at the new lab. (Yesterday this wasn't the plan -- they were still gonna be in the basement at the Library) They told me to just take the day off. So, being the bright person I am, I think -- hey! I can go get my car and drive over! ::shakes head at the bad idea::

I start marching over towards my car at the OTHER end of campus, walk up "the HILL" -- at this point, I'm tired, hot and I'm a little past Foster quad when I realize..... "shit -- I don't have my car keys" So I begin the 20 min. walk back to my dorm. My car is still in that fucking gravel lot. I've lost work hours, that I'll have to make up this week. And to top it all off, I think I have some sort of weird stomach virus....... BLEAGH!!!

On a positive note -- I get to come home and take a nice hot shower, and relax a little, and talk to Brad a little, and get a huge jump start on my homework, and catch up on some reading that I need to, and then have a leisurely dinner and go to my Beatles class. So I guess it's not all bad. I didn't need the five mile hike around campus though.... or I guess I did since I didn't work out this morning.

Funny how life works, isn't it?

2002-09-13T12:44:00.000-04:00

had a bad day again
she said i would not understand
she left a note and said i'm sorry i
had a bad day again

she spilled her coffe, broke her shoelace
smeared the lipstick on her face
slammed the door and said i'm sorry i
had a bad day again

and she swears there's nothing wrong
i hear her playing the same old song
she puts me off and puts me on

and had a bad day again
she said i would not understand
left a note and said i'm sorry i
had a bad day again

2002-09-13T12:36:00.000-04:00

I've written two posts, and both of them I deleted. They are now lost to time. I don't even know how to describe how I'm feeling. Yes I do: messed up. I'm eternally messed up. So there you go.

2002-09-11T10:37:00.000-04:00

This is a hard day for anyone in this country. The day will be flooded with memories. I think we should each remember in our own way.

My way of remembering? I'll be listening to Taize chants. In an almost meditative way, they always seem to put me at ease. I'm relaxed and can think clearly. They are a source of respite, and they help me make sense of things. Especially today, this seems needed. These chants let me cry. They let me think. They put me at ease. They take me to a place where I know myself better than any other place. Not IU, not home, not England -- Taize. Taize has the power to help me seek answers regarding 9-11. I'm not sure anyone has fully come to peace with it. How can you let something like that go? Mourning and memorials are a healthy way of remembering.

I remember it so well. The phone rang and Abby answered it. I was trying to sleep in and rolled over. But the fact that Abby had the TV on with headphones made me curious. I thought some special guest was on the Today Show or something. I got out of bed and just stared at the TV thinking "Oh my God". Not even knowing what to do. And then I watched the second plane crash. Just thinking about it gives me chills. The next few days were a whirlwind of confusion. Campus attacks, crying, vigils, tv's on 24/7 blaring down the hallways. It was surreal.

To all my friends who are reading this, whereever you may be, Peace be with you. I love you all very much.

2002-09-10T00:59:00.000-04:00

Mucho apologies to Lindsay. I couldn't remember your blog's address because when my blog went down, it lost all my links. But everyone should check out lindsay's blog!

2002-09-10T00:53:00.000-04:00

Well....today was..... a day. First, I had this weird dream.... it was weird. I was like 7 months pregnant, but I have no idea why. And I was with my dad the entire time, and he was helping me get in and out of the car, and we were on this wild goose chase, trying to find something. And we kept talking about stuff that I don't remember, but he was in a really good mood and happy for me and stuff. Yeah...... weird.

And then I got up early and worked out. Which is usually good, because it makes me feel like I'm getting in shape, and I'm a happier healthier person. Yeah, not today. I got there and EVERY single treadmill was taken. Now, the reason I like treadmills so much is cause they MAKE you work (or else they make you fall flat on your face) So I can go for 30 minutes straight at 5 miles an hour without stopping. And at the end of it, I've gone 2.5 miles and I feel great, like I've really achieved something. But TODAY I had to opt for something else – the bike. And I worked out for 30 minutes, but I only exerted half the energy I normally do. Usually I burn a solid 300 calories, and today I made a pathetic 130. Hell, I burn 130 calories attempting to stay awake in class for an hour.

But anyway. It’s ok cause I love Anthropology. So much so that it’s…… well, frightening really. Ooh! Ok. I’ve got a cool story that’s anthro related. Once upon a time, on the shores of Japan (I know this sounds fantastic, but really, it’s true, and just one of the reasons I’m all into Anthro and primatology) lived a colony of Japanese macaques. (Abby and Brad, these were the cute monkey’s we saw at the Cincy zoo) Anthropologists were trying to study their feeding behavior, so they would place yams (a favorite food) on the beach, in an attempt to detain them and watch them eat. One female monkey would take her yams to a pool of water, and wash off the sand before eating them. Soon the other monkeys started doing this too! But then the Anthros couldn’t study them! The monkeys even found that if they washed them in seawater, it made them salty, and taste even better. But still, the anthros wanted to watch the monkeys eat, and instead they were running off with yams to wash them! So…. They put their heads together, and came up with a new plan – rice! Rice would take the monkeys longer to pick up from the sand and the anthros could study them. But the smart little female beat them again! She would scoop up a whole handful of rice and sand, take it to the sea, and toss it in. The sand sank to the bottom, and the rice grains floated on top to be scooped up. Soon, all the other monkeys learned this behavior too, and copied. Poor Anthropologists. It seems that they learned a lesson on just how ingenious our closest living relatives are – but be thankful! Because they evolved into you and me!

Yay! And I’m on an MP3 spree! Who wouldn’t be? I pick a song and it’s downloaded to my folder in three seconds flat. That’s damn speedy. Rock fuckin tastic, baybee!

2002-09-08T19:09:00.000-04:00

YAY!!!!!!!!! It's MUCH closer to how I want it to look now. And thank god I'm not as stupid as I thought and put the comments in the right spot!!!! Using your brain is ALWAYS a good idea ;)

2002-09-08T18:43:00.000-04:00

Everyone's blog is so much cooler than mine! Somebody needs to gimme a 30 min. lesson in HTML!!!!!!!

2002-09-08T13:54:00.000-04:00

This song is creeeeeeepy. It's "When You Dream" by Barenaked Ladies. Awesome band, btw. Canadian... but we forgive them (they're not really Canadian -- they're actually spys who are pretending to be Canadian in the US's ongoing plot to overthrow the gov. and truly claim the lands to our North)

And I really need comments set up on this thingy. Cause otherwise, I can't tell what you guys think of my blog! Now that it's up and running again. Which... I'm not sure why it is, cause I SUCK at blogging. I really do. I can never think of anything to say, so I just start rambling and telling about stupid parts of my day, and how I cut my knee, and how this one time, at band camp, I tried to do a headstand, but I fell down and everyone laughed at me.

Um.... yeeeeeah

I'm gonna go do my homework now. I'll figure out the blog comments and links and stuff, ok? Ok.

2002-09-07T16:23:00.000-04:00

Owie.... I just cut myself on my desk. My knee bumped into the drawer, and now it's frickin bleeding! ah!! Abby's gone to Kroger..... and I'm all alone.... ::looks around for boys:: I mean... wait, that's Ab's job, not mine! Ow... I think I need a band-aid. ::looks for a band-aid. Can't find one. Uses Abby's pillowcase instead:: I miss playing music. I need to find a handbell group, or take up piano or guitar again, or sing. Ooh... sing. I miss singing. I used to be pretty good at it to. Back when, uh, I was ambitious and singing opera pieces and stuff. Yeah, that didn't last long once I got to college. Boo that. And AH!!!! MY ANTHRO COURSE PACKET WAS $80!!!! for stupid photocopies. Yeah. Not cool. At all. What can one do? It's required text. Ok...... I'm seriously gonna do my homework now. Hey.... maybe this knick will get gangrene and my leg will fall off, and I won't have to exercise anymore! yeah! 's probably just wishful thinking on my part. ;) Hey... I need all my links to other people's pages and my imood thing back.... and I want that "song of the moment" thing too... hm. Once again, this blog takes up too much of my time. But hopefully I'm more entertaining to you all now. More than I was before, if that's possible. ::passes out from loss of blood:: Wow.... maybe I should have my knee looked into....

2002-09-07T16:01:00.000-04:00

Wow.... ok, my blog's finally working again. Just randomly. I didn't do anything to it. Nobody checks it anymore, probably. Which I totally understand, cause if I were you, I wouldn't check it.

Song of the Moment: U2 and Frank Sinatra duet -- I've Got You Under My Skin

What am I doing posting in a blog? I should be doing my homework ::nods head:: LOL! James just said "Classic Pix is a video store with a butt-ton of great movies!" Wow.... that's great...... Butt-ton.....hehehe. Ok.... I'm done. Oh... and thinking of U2 -- Bobcat (that comedian on Comedy Central -- the jackass podunk one) does an AWESOME impression of Bono -- or was I just tipsy? ;)

2002-09-07T15:54:00.000-04:00

Which Animaniacs Character are You?

Talkative, huh? Perhaps sing-ative would be more appropriate, actually. When people don't understand something, it usually drives you to cutting, sarcastic remarks. Your other extreme is bursting into song with almost no prompting, often to explain complex ideas. No one knows quite what you are, exactly. You have made many "special" friends, and there's baloney in your slacks.

Click here to see my Livejournal.

2002-07-29T14:37:00.000-04:00

hey..... my blog won't post onto my page! it posts on my edit thingy, but not on the page itself! Stupid blog!!